--- title: "Fender vs Planet Waves: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Fender or Planet Waves more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Guitar capo brands set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/guitar-capo-brands/compare/fender-vs-planet-waves" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Fender vs Planet Waves: Which is searched more? Is Fender or Planet Waves more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Guitar capo brands set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Fender and Planet Waves - **Competitive set**: Guitar capo brands - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Fender Share of Search**: 84.9% - **Planet Waves Share of Search**: 0.45% ## Is Fender or Planet Waves more popular in search? - In September 2026, Fender had more branded searches than Planet Waves among guitar capo brands worldwide. Fender had about 831,000 branded searches, while Planet Waves had 4,400. Fender made up 84.9% of all guitar capo brand searches we track, and Planet Waves accounted for 0.45%. - Fender was ahead of Planet Waves in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Fender’s share of searches among guitar capo brands worldwide moved from 87.2% to 84.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1M to 831K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Planet Waves’ share of searches among guitar capo brands worldwide moved from 0.38% to 0.45%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 4.4K. ## Top guitar capo brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Fender was mentioned in two out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in both Google AI Overviews. Planet Waves did not appear in any of the five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Kyser | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | G7th | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Shubb | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | D'Addario | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Fender | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Planet Waves | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Paige | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Dunlop | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about guitar capo brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which guitar capo brand should I buy?": 1. Shubb, 2. Kyser, 3. G7th, 4. D'Addario - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best guitar capo brands?": 1. G7th, 2. Shubb, 3. Kyser, 4. D'Addario - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best guitar capo brand for quick key changes?": 1. Kyser, 2. G7th, 3. Shubb - Searched Google, AI Overview "capo for guitar": 1. Kyser, 2. Dunlop, 3. Fender - Searched Google, AI Overview "acoustic guitar capo": 1. D'Addario, 2. Kyser, 3. Fender, 4. Shubb Not named in any answer: Planet Waves and Paige. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for guitar capo brands worldwide in September 2026? - Fender’s share of searches among guitar capo brands worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 87.1% to 84.9% in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Fender estimated searches | Fender Share of Search | Fender rank | Planet Waves estimated searches | Planet Waves Share of Search | Planet Waves rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1M | 87.2% | 1 | 4.4K | 0.38% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 1M | 87.3% | 1 | 4.4K | 0.37% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 1M | 85.1% | 1 | 4.4K | 0.36% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 1M | 85.1% | 1 | 5.4K | 0.45% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 861K | 82.9% | 1 | 4.4K | 0.42% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 1M | 85% | 1 | 5.4K | 0.45% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 861K | 83.4% | 1 | 27.1K | 2.6% | 3 | | May 2026 | 1M | 86.9% | 1 | 8.1K | 0.7% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 1M | 87.1% | 1 | 5.4K | 0.47% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 831K | 84.9% | 1 | 4.4K | 0.45% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 831K | 84.9% | 1 | 4.4K | 0.45% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 831K | 84.9% | 1 | 4.4K | 0.45% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Fender’s and Planet Waves’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Fender**: Measured on the search terms “fender”, “fender guitar”, “fender mustang” and “fender strat”, summed into one figure. - **Planet Waves**: Measured on the search term “planet waves”. - [Fender profile](/demand/global-en/brands/fender) - [Planet Waves profile](/demand/global-en/brands/planet-waves) - [All guitar capo brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/guitar-capo-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Fender or Planet Waves more popular in search? In September 2026, Fender had more branded searches than Planet Waves among guitar capo brands worldwide. Fender had about 831,000 branded searches, while Planet Waves had 4,400. Fender made up 84.9% of all guitar capo brand searches we track, and Planet Waves accounted for 0.45%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Fender vs Planet Waves: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/guitar-capo-brands/compare/fender-vs-planet-waves This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/guitar-capo-brands/compare/fender-vs-planet-waves. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.